The more outrageous I could make the story, the more people wanted to talk with me.

NEWYORKER: The Science of Sex Abuse

Given these constraints, let me talk to you in general about things that would make me feel more or less worried about the episode you describe.

CNN: Is my 10-year-old hearing voices serious?

This is something that does annoy me when people talk about Jobs and how he used to make presentations.

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"The technology would allow me to create letters that could talk and say the sounds they make, " says Wood.

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Artur Davis, talk to me about what you believe will have to happen to make this go through.

NPR: Voting Rights Act Renewal Stalled in Congress

Let me make a last point because I don't want to -- I could talk about this stuff forever.

WHITEHOUSE: Town Hall in Arnold, Missouri

" 'I Can't Make You Love Me, ' 'Angel From Montgomery, ' 'Something to Talk About, ' you know, people who haven't seen me in a long time, they love those songs, and they're the ones who paid for the tour bus, " she said.

CNN: Bonnie Raitt's colorful blues

And you're going to hear me talk about what we have to do, but the ground game is going to make the difference.

WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the First Lady to the Overflow Crowd -- Racine, WI

You've got to stand with me just like you did three years ago and make some phone calls and knock on some doors, talk to your parents, talk to your friends.

WHITEHOUSE: The Time for Health Reform Is Now

Once I understood the source of my discomfort, I resisted the urge to drop a name or tell people I had just given a talk or written a book or something else to identify a solid role for myself that would make me look and feel good.

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